Longwood Range

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The Longwood Range is a range of hills to the west of the Southland Plains, Southland, New Zealand. [1] From the 1860s until the 1950s gold mining was prevalent in the Longwood Ranges. [2] There are many small towns and localities situated around the periphery of these hills: clockwise from the south-east, these include Riverton, Pourakino Valley, Colac Bay, Pahia, Orepuki, Tuatapere, Otautau and Thornbury. [3]

The Te Araroa Trail runs through the forest.

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Longwood Range

The highest point of the range is Bald Hill, west of Otautau, and is used for a cellphone tower. [4]

References

  1. ↑ McGlone, M. S.; Bathgate, J. L. (July 1983). "Vegetation and climate history of the Longwood Range, South Island, New Zealand, 12 000 B. P. to the present". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 21 (3): 293–315. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1983.10428560. ISSN   0028-825X.
  2. ↑ "Longwood Forest Conservation Area". Department of Conservation . Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Grant, David (25 May 2015). "Southland places". teara.govt.nz. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Longwood Forest Track". www.walkingaccess.govt.nz. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.

46°12′S167°50′E / 46.200°S 167.833°E / -46.200; 167.833


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